Welcome to Merritt ...

Merritt is located in Yolo County<1>.

The location of Merritt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merritt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Merritt is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Merritt lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Merritt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Merritt - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merritt.

Communities near Merritt ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merritt.

• Sacramento
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>
• Davis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
• Woodland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <4>
• West Sacramento
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sacramento
  • West Sacramento is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sacramento <4>
• Dixon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
• Winters
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
  • Winters is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <4>
• El Macero
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Macero
  • El Macero is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Macero <4>
• Swingle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swingle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
  • Swingle is located in Yolo County
• Yolo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
  • Yolo is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yolo <4>
• Bryte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryte
  • Bryte is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryte <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Merritt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merritt.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merritt. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merritt.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merritt. See our Newspapers Page for Merritt.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merritt ...

Looking for more information about Merritt? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Merritt, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Merritt.

Adding Merritt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merritt in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Merritt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Merritt post office opened in 1870.

We also found Merritt in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merritt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merritt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/